Arne Duncan
Read our coverage of the ninth U.S. Secretary of Education, who served from 2009 to 2016
Arne Duncan, Ninth U.S. Education Secretary: Biography and Achievements
Background and highlights of Arne Duncan's tenure as the ninth U.S. Secretary of Education.
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On the Bus With Arne Duncan: Wheelchair Basketball and Tough Questions
Duncan's been dogged by questions about his controversial moves on K-12, including championing new Common Core State Standards tests, expanding charter schools, and evaluations.
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Q&A
Q & A: Arne Duncan's Big Mistake? 'I Should Have Done Waivers Earlier'
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and I talked accountability, NCLB reauthorization, and the thing he wishes he had done earlier.
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Arne Duncan's Back-to-School Bus Tour to Focus on Preschool through Career
The theme is "Ready for Success" with a lot of emphasis on the bookends of the edu-spectrum: early and higher education.
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Arne Duncan on Accountability in ESEA Reauthorization
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan may only have eighteen months left in office—but they're critical months when it comes to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
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Ed. Secretary Arne Duncan's Children to Attend Private School in Chicago
Duncan's children will attend the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, where he himself attended and where his wife will return to work.
School & District Management
A Principal's Reflection on a Year at the Education Department
In the year that Jill Levine, the principal of Normal Park Museum Magnet School in Chattanooga, Tenn., spent as the Department of Education's full-time principal ambassador fellow, the department has been hailed for increasing its focus on school leadership.
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Ann Whalen Returns to Education Department as Senior Adviser
Less than a year after leaving the U.S. Department of Education, one of Secretary Arne Duncan's former key staffers is returning as a senior adviser.
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Arne Duncan Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling: #LoveWins
So the big news of the day wasn't education related, but the U.S. Department of Education is celebrating all the same, at least on social media.
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Obama's Competitive Grants Are Waning. Can Districts Keep the Work Going?
Now that the Obama administration's competitive grant programs are on the wane, can districts sustain the work funded through those efforts?
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Deadline for Teacher-Distribution Plans Looms
Attention state agency officials: Monday is the final deadline to submit plans to the U.S. Department of Education that address the equitable distribution of teachers.
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Former Tampa Schools Boss MaryEllen Elia Named N.Y. K-12 Chief
The former superintendent of Florida's Hillsborough County schools is poised to become New York state's next K-12 commissioner, according to reports.
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How Can the Education Department Help Baltimore Heal From Violence?
The U.S. Department of Education is talking to city officials about funds available through a program intended for communities recovering from traumatic events.
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Arne Duncan Speaks at EWA on Testing, College Ratings, and His Biggest Regrets
Arne Duncan fielded questions from reporters around the country at the Education Writers Association's conference in Chicago.
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Q&A: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
The education secretary discusses NCLB waivers, testing, Race to the Top, and other issues.